UK: Americans Must Give The Republicans A Good Kicking
Since when did a UK columnist become Americas conscience?
The author opens with one of his points that is correct.
To judge by Barack Obama’s disappointing performance so far in the opinion polls, reflected in the surprisingly subdued atmosphere at the Denver convention, Democrats are suffering a bad case of buyer’s remorse.
But, the Times writer then erases all doubt of his objectivity.
If the Republicans can get their candidate re-elected to the White House after all their failures of the past eight years - after the military misadventures, the geopolitical blunders, the economic mishaps and the mismanagement of natural disasters - America will be perilously close to the point when democracy ceases to perform its most essential function of disciplining political power.
Anatole continues with his condemnation of the Republican Party while also mentioning the incompetence of the Democrats.
The Democrats’ Byzantine nominating procedures and their introverted ideas about electoral fairness have led them to choose the less electable of their two main candidates. As a result, they have blown the chance of turning the disaster of the Bush presidency into a Roosevelt-style electoral landslide. It is tempting to conclude that the Democrats have again thrown away an easily winnable election.
I would remind Mr. Kaletsky, “You can’t vote in our election.” He doesn’t need to worry though, his views and beliefs are alive and well in America, it’s called the Democrat Party.
The Times OnLine Article
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